The 15th Independent Music Awards Winners
ALBUM WINNERS
SONG WINNERS
EP WINNERS
MUSIC PRODUCER WINNER
DESIGN WINNERS
VIDEO WINNERS
15th Independent Music Awards Winners
| Album Categories | Winner | Winning Album |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Contemporary | Camila Meza | Traces |
| Alt. Country | Cashavelly Morrison | The Kingdom Belongs to a Child |
| Americana | Anna & Elizabeth | Anna & Elizabeth |
| Bluegrass | Rebecca Patek | Come up and Meet Me |
| Blues | Little Freddie King | Messin' Around Tha Living Room |
| Children's Music | Kattam et ses Tam-Tams | De Tombouctou à Bombay |
| Compilation | Various Artists | For the Record |
| Concept | Masta Ace | The Falling Season |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | Maranda | Deep Within |
| Contemporary Classical | International Contemporary Ensemble | On the Nature of Thingness |
| Country | Jack Grelle | Steering Me Away |
| Dance/Electronica | Serge Bulat | Queuelbum |
| Eclectic | Superhand | American Teeth |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Brooke Annibale | The Simple Fear |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Write Minded | Eye Above |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Air Traffic Controller | Black Box |
| Instrumental (mainly) | Roman Miroshnichenko, José Antonio Rodríguez & Henrik Andersen | World of Guitar Trio: Perfect Strangers |
| Jazz Instrumental (mainly) | Kay-Ta | Arrival |
| Jazz With Vocals | Macy Gray | Stripped |
| Latin | Xcelencia | Enigma |
| Live Performance | RUNA | LIVE |
| Metal/Hardcore | All Hail the Yeti | Screams from a Black Wilderness |
| New Age | Fiona Joy | Signature Synchronicity |
| Pop | Hive Riot | Hive Riot |
| R&B/Soul | Pierre and The Cosmic Mermaids | Pierre and The Cosmic Mermaids |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Ty Bru & Tenacious | The Dopest MC's |
| Rock/Hard Rock | The Mud Howlers | Timeliness |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | Divinity Roxx | ImPossible |
| Tribute Album | Various Artists | On Top of Old Smoky: New Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music |
| World Beat | Yemi Alade | Mama Africa (The Diary of an African Woman) |
| World Traditional | Newpoli | Nun Te Vutà |
| Song Categories | Winner | Winning Song |
| A Cappella | Deejay Young | “Bøx (feat. Antonio Fernandez)” |
| Acoustic | Birds of Bellwoods | “Grey Ghosts” |
| Adult Contemporary | Caroline Savoie | “Little House” |
| Alt. Country | Don DiLego | “Drive Like Pirates” |
| Americana | Emily Roig | “Skin” |
| Bluegrass | The Danberrys | “Long Song” |
| Blues | Benny Turner | “I Can't Leave” |
| Children's Music | Lucy Kalantari | “Fantastic” |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | JoJo Worthington | “The Pool of Bethesda” |
| Country | Dori Freeman | “Go on Lovin'” |
| Cover Song | A Fragile Tomorrow | “One Way Ticket (feat. Joan Baez) - (orig. by Mimi & Richard Fariña)” |
| Dance/Electronica | Mechanik Project | “Coming Home (feat. Brooke Mitchell)” |
| Eclectic | Le Boeuf Brothers + Jack Quartet | “Alkaline” |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | The Krickets | “Cool Cool Water” |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | The High Head Hunters | “Broken Down House” |
| Holiday | Olivia Penalva | “Christmas for Two” |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Air Traffic Controller | “The House” |
| Instrumental | Roman Smirnov | “Reflection 1 (feat. Alexis Baro, Jeremy Ledbetter & Luis Orbegoso)” |
| Jazz Instrumental | Brian Eisenberg Jazz Orchestra | “Free Time” |
| Jazz With Vocals | Cécile McLorin Salvant | “Fog” |
| Latin | Camila Meza | “Para Volar” |
| Love | Casii Stephan | “I Like the Way” |
| Metal/Hardcore | Rivethead | “Truth or Fiction” |
| New Age | Fiona Joy | “Calling Earth” |
| Pop | Alicia Beale | “New Fling (feat. Kristo Rewlz)” |
| R&B/Soul | Deejay Young | “Bøx (feat. Antonio Fernandez)” |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Shan Vincent de Paul | “Thank God” |
| Rock/Hard Rock | The Mud Howlers | “The River” |
| Social Action | Maria Dunn | “Malala” |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | Deep Dive Corp. + Ingrid Chavez | “Ride” |
| Story Song | The Alternate Routes | “Somewhere in America” |
| World Beat | Valentina Blú | “Another Sky” |
| World Traditional | Roman Miroshnichenko, José Antonio Rodríguez & Henrik Andersen | “Moon Over Tanjore” |
| EP Categories | Winner | Winning EP |
| Dance/Electronica | Conrad Clifton | Do U |
| Eclectic | Tryptamines | Metropolis |
| Instrumental | Ryan Choi | Three Dancers |
| Jazz | Levitas Bros. | Round Midnight |
| Pop | Olivia Penalva | Weightless |
| Rock | Not A Planet | Smoke Bombs & Cigarettes: The History of Now |
| Roots/Country | Angie Keilhauer | Wild |
| Urban | Deejay Young | Unplugged |
| World | Pedro Rock | Pedro Rock (Live Session) |
| Music Producer Category | Winner | Winning Work |
| Music Producer | Bleu | Air Traffic Controller - Black Box |
| Design Categories | Winner | Winning Work |
| Album Art / Photography | Maxine Syjuco | Jack of None - Who's Listening to Van Gogh's Ear? |
| Album Packaging | Kao Peng-xiang | Various Artists - A Tasty Bento Box of Taiwanese Music |
| Artist Concert Photography | Claus Rotstein | “Greg Puciato (Killer Be Killed) - Live at Soundwave Festival 2015” |
| Artist Publicity Photography | Doug Seymour / Doug Seymour Photography | “Aleem” |
| Music Promo Poster | Tony Halchak | “Limited Edition Ed Randazzo Album Lyrics Poster” |
| Music Website | Mark Griffiths | Strumdiddlyumptious Website - www.strumd.com |
| Video Categories | Winner | Winning Video |
| Long Form | Neil Barnes | Hyde and Seek (The Making Of) |
| Lyric | Shadowman | “Little Devil” |
| Short Form | Ainda Dúo | “En el vendaval” |